June 27, 2026, 11:03 AM EDTIn the years after a former Las Vegas youth pastor allegedly pushed his wife from an iconic peak at Zion National Park, he appears to have lived lavishly off an insurance payout from her death and threw booze-fueled parties for church youth, court documents allege.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Ex-youth pastor accused in wife’s 2006 death lived lavishly after insurance payout, authorities allege
David Vander Meer died in custody this week as he was awaiting extradition in connection with murder and insurance fraud charges in Bernadette Vander Meer’s death.












